Who was able to catch any of the Hope for Haiti concert on almost every cable network last night? It seemed kind of a strange time to air a two-hour telathon/concert, simply for the fact that many would probably rather be out at 8:00 EST on a Friday night that sitting on their couches watching television. But either way, the lines seemed to be ringing for the entire duration of the event, and apparently long into the night as many of the celebrity guests remained on duty to man the telephones.

I haven’t seen any figures on donations yet, but I must say that the portions of the broadcast that included testimonials from both earthquake survivors and Haitian-American citizens with friends and relatives in the country were among the most compelling requests for donations I have seen thus far.

George Clooney, who organized the event, managed to bring together over 100 of his famous friends from film and music, along with former President Bill Clinton and a handful of other politicians and television personalities for a night of collective purpose.